Translated by C.J. Hogarth

CONTENTS I THE TUTOR, KARL IVANITCH II MAMMA III PAPA IV LESSONS V THE IDIOT VI PREPARATIONS FOR THE CHASE VII THE HUNT VIII WE PLAY GAMES IX A FIRST ESSAY IN LOVE X THE SORT OF MAN MY FATHER WAS XI IN THE DRAWING-ROOM AND THE STUDY XII GRISHA XIII NATALIA SAVISHNA XIV THE PARTING XV CHILDHOOD XVI VERSE-MAKING XVII THE PRINCESS KORNAKOFF XVIII PRINCE IVAN IVANOVITCH XIX THE IWINS XX PREPARATIONS FOR THE PARTY XXI BEFORE THE MAZURKA XXII THE MAZURKA XXIII AFTER THE MAZURKA XXIV IN BED XXV THE LETTER XXVI WHAT AWAITED US AT THE COUNTRY-HOUSE XXVII GRIEF XXVIII SAD RECOLLECTIONS